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I am by no means satisfied with the college system either, at least from an educational point of view (which is supposedly the reason I'm there). The real problem I've been noticing lately is that a majority of the classes only scratch the surface of the area they concentrate on. All of the most useful things I've learned that deal with my major (IST) have been done through independent study, rather than through any of my classes. I often wonder if I would have been better off with another major (such as my original, meteorology, or a more recent interest, urban planning/design) and learning all of the programming stuff on the side. I assume that would have been a risky choice considering that it seems a lot of programming jobs require a CS/IT major. Oh well, no regrets, just some frustration.

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Joe Cernelli
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See, Joe - you're just basically saying what I was...and from experience. You learned more on your own and basically needed the piece of paper to break into the CS/IT field.

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RCTandy said:

Half of my classmates thought they were brighter than the professors, and would continue to argue a point even after they were proven wrong.

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Gee, that sort-of sounds like this one roller coaster forum that I post to.

I majored in broadcast communication, and ended up fixing roller coasters.

I was always dissapointed that I didn't do more with my major. Then Clear Channel took over the world, and all creativity was erased; all that made me entranced with radio as an art form, a medium and a forum was gone. I think I made the right decision in the end. I can't imagine being in my.... ummm... the one after 20's.... and stuck in that craptastic corporate machine for the rest of my life.

Then again, if I could find a place that would pay me to play Ladytron or Apoptygma Berzerk, I may go back on that. :)

Wow... I feel your pain there. I got out just before Clear Channel got really out of control. The last station I worked for was actually family owned, if you can believe that. The rest of Cleveland was quickly becoming an unholy place.

RCTandy: Regardless of the quality of your school, you still learned from the experience. I had similar issues with "Christians" at my school (my hall director told my fellow RA, a Hindu Indian, that he was going to hell because of his beliefs), yet situations like that really act as a blueprint for others that I've encountered or will encounter.

Joe: It doesn't matter what you major in. I've been saying that from the start.

Sure, you can be successful without college, but I'd hate to have missed out on all of the good times, and getting glossed over for every job I've had.

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Hey Joe, isn't that what graduate school is for? ;)

Also, there is no way school can possibly teach you everything you'll need to know for any type of job. And even after you accumulate a whole mess of experience in whatever field you've gotten into, it'll take a few months to become fully effective in any new job you take.

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